Today (Thursday) is my day off so I'm getting after it and making a new post so Bree doesn't have to get on my case.
Things at clinic have been going well. Our docs are awesome and willing to let us adjust and try new things. My goal is to try and bring some new aspects to the clinic such as GT, rehab, and to do a bit of taping. Rehab is something that sort of comes and goes for Dr. Chris because he gets busy with other stuff so he is excited about bringing it back. He is a great business man and gives me hope for the future as he started his own clinic right out of school - a tough thing to do.
We are excited for the weekend and are really getting settled in. Everyone suggests all these places to eat so we will probably check a couple of them out. Apparently one of them serves a drink that is a mix of all the alcohol on the rail. Yuck, probably will have to stay away from that one unless I'm buying it for someone else ha!
This weekend we are planning to explore Roanoke. It is about 40 minutes away and quite a bit larger than Blacksburg. It is sort of the hub of the New River Valley and actually the home of Foot Levelers! Dr. Chris used to work for them but apparently they are pretty secretive and don't give tours sadly. We are excited to spend time in the city and see all that it has to offer.
Thats about it for now, look for another post from Bree as I'm sure her posts are more exciting than mine!
Virginia is for... Fun Weekends!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Clinic
Our first day of clinic was yesterday!
We both woke up early, made breakfast and coffee, and were ready to go well before our departure time. We looked at the clock and determined it was way too early to leave. It was only 8:05 and we had to be at the clinic by 8:45. Our clinic is only about 15 minutes away. Finally, we decided to leave stating "it's better to be early than late," went out to the car, and it woudn't start! AHH! We had been driving the car around all weekend with no problem. Of course it wouldn't start on Monday morning; our very first day of clinic.
Luckily, our landlord is a wonderful lady and tried to jump us. When that didn't work, she drove Jason down to AutoZone where they determined the battery was dead. Perhaps the drive out here was just too much for the 8 year old battery. Everyone was saying that it was because it was "so cold" here. ha! They don't know how cold MN gets (which anyone who's been up there this past week can attest to--negative 50 degrees with wind chill?! Sick!). This is the coldest weather they've had in a long time though. Everyone blames us for bringing it with us. Anyway, Jason bought a new battery and we headed over to clinic.
We arrived about an hour late to clinic and observed the flow. Dr. Belluzzo runs a great clinic. He allowed us to adjust a couple of patients on the first day which is usually unheard of. Most preceptors like you to get to know their patients and their style of adjusting first. I think that we're both going to really like being here due to the freedom that he gives us.
We were both there until 6 p.m. and came home to make dinner. One of our new recipes which I'll post later! :)
Right now we both work MWF mornings and split the evening shifts. After this week I should have all day Tues off and Jason will have all day Thurs off. We'll be done by 1 p.m. on Fridays so that we can get our weekends started early! How nice is that?!
Virginia is for...cold weather! (didn't we come down here to get away from that??)
We both woke up early, made breakfast and coffee, and were ready to go well before our departure time. We looked at the clock and determined it was way too early to leave. It was only 8:05 and we had to be at the clinic by 8:45. Our clinic is only about 15 minutes away. Finally, we decided to leave stating "it's better to be early than late," went out to the car, and it woudn't start! AHH! We had been driving the car around all weekend with no problem. Of course it wouldn't start on Monday morning; our very first day of clinic.
Luckily, our landlord is a wonderful lady and tried to jump us. When that didn't work, she drove Jason down to AutoZone where they determined the battery was dead. Perhaps the drive out here was just too much for the 8 year old battery. Everyone was saying that it was because it was "so cold" here. ha! They don't know how cold MN gets (which anyone who's been up there this past week can attest to--negative 50 degrees with wind chill?! Sick!). This is the coldest weather they've had in a long time though. Everyone blames us for bringing it with us. Anyway, Jason bought a new battery and we headed over to clinic.
We arrived about an hour late to clinic and observed the flow. Dr. Belluzzo runs a great clinic. He allowed us to adjust a couple of patients on the first day which is usually unheard of. Most preceptors like you to get to know their patients and their style of adjusting first. I think that we're both going to really like being here due to the freedom that he gives us.
We were both there until 6 p.m. and came home to make dinner. One of our new recipes which I'll post later! :)
Right now we both work MWF mornings and split the evening shifts. After this week I should have all day Tues off and Jason will have all day Thurs off. We'll be done by 1 p.m. on Fridays so that we can get our weekends started early! How nice is that?!
Virginia is for...cold weather! (didn't we come down here to get away from that??)
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Safe and Sound
Our route!
Once we arrived in Anderson, IN we were greeted by my grandmother and aunt Jan. They had soup and sandwiches waiting and I enjoyed introducing Bree and catching up with the two of them. I couldn't believe it had been three years since we had last seen each other. It was an early night as we had jumped ahead an hour in the time zone and the driving really took it out of us.
Grandma and Aunt Jan
Friday, grandma made us breakfast and we said our goodbyes at about 8 AM. The second leg of the trip was much more enjoyable as there was some scenery and the roads were great. West Virginia is always a neat state to drive through and I would love to take a fast car through it some day! The drive went rather quick and we rolled into Blacksburg at about 4 PM.
We were initially apprehensive pulling up the driveway to our new place, but after meeting our landlord and getting moved in it is great! Her name is Kayla and she is a modern day Hippie. We are happy to be saving so much money by staying here although it may not have all the glitz of other places. It fits the two of us great.
The last two days we have spent exploring the area and getting food, lots of food. We went to BWW the first night here thanks to Mom and Dad and had to have a beer and some wings. Yesterday we met our supervising doctor, Doctor Chris at South Main Chiropractic. He is energetic, excited, and obviously is a smart doctor and business man. I think we are both looking forward to learning from him this trimester. I get the feeling he is excited to teach us things as well, he had a list of learning objectives for our first week already put together. The clinic is amazing. It is clean, organized, and welcoming. There is no question we are going to love being there.
Today we plan to go to Big Al's, a local sports bar and watch the Packers Game. Hopefully there will be a couple of other Packer Backers there and we can make some new friends. People are truly friendly here and I feel we will have no problem fitting in. In all, it feels good to be settled in and we can now officially call Blacksburg HOME.
Virginia is for... Packer Backers who lost their way.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Happy New Year!
Can you believe it is 2014 already? Tomorrow is the big move! Jason and I are so excited. We're getting up early and hitting the road to Virginia. We have packed, hauled, stored, and finally squeezed our belongings down to one little car load. But we'll discuss that later.
First, we have decided to share some of our New Year's resolutions.
I know that some people dislike resolutions because they are just setting you up for disappointment. I disagree, however. I think that it's a good thing to have goals and to try to aspire to be better. We each have our personal resolutions but we also have shared ones. Here they are:
To eat out less. (it is expensive and usually way more unhealthy than what we would make for ourselves)
If we do eat out, to try to go to a local place. (we'd prefer to support our community instead of Applebee's or other "big box" restaurants. Plus, that means we get to explore our city!)
To try a new recipe once a week. (Jason and I both got cookbooks for Christmas this year and we intend to put them to good use!)
Figuring out the next step in our careers (we graduate in April people!! We need to determine if we will be opening a clinic, working as associates, finding our "spot" to live, etc. Exciting times!)
Making new friends (this isn't really a resolution...more of a necessity since we know no one in VA)
Less tech time. (both J and I really love the outdoors and the Appalachian trail is basically in our backyard. It's also nice to have some human to human interaction.)
Those are the big ones! Lets hope that 2014 is a wonderful year!
Virginia is for...new beginnings!
Sunday, December 29, 2013
The First Leg
Before we can officially make our trip on Jan 2nd, we had to move all of our stuff from Bloomington to our parents' houses. Now, Jason and I live in seperate apartments which means we have A LOT of stuff. We decided to take an entire weekend to move and it was brutal! First, we drove up to Pine City, MN (PC) to drop off a load of my stuff and pick up my stepdad's truck and trailer. Then we drove back down to Bloomington, loaded up Jason's big stuff, and drove 2.5 hours down to La Crosse, WI (Lax).
This is where the trouble started.
It had snowed the night before so the roads were less than stellar. We were driving way under the speed limit, but the bridges we crossed were extremely icy and tended to pull the truck and trailer to one side or the other. As we crossed a small bridge the rig lost traction and started to pull to one side. As we slid onto the blacktop, we regained traction and were pulled into the other lane. The trailer swung out from behind us and pulled us back across the highway.
I knew we were about to flip.
I was holding onto the ceiling of the truck just repeating "Ok, ok, ok," over and over again. I knew better than to yell because Jason was already stressed out. He swung the truck back and forth until the trailer finally lined up behind us again. We pulled over to the side of the road and just looked at each other in awe. He exclaimed, "I can't believe I just saved that!" I couldn't believe it either. I honestly thought we were going over. He got out and check on everything and I stayed in the front trying not to vomit as my adrenaline faded away. We made the rest of the trip slowly, but safely, and arrived in Lax for a break of pizza with his parents.
We drove back up to Bloomington, packed up my big stuff and decided to take the rest of the night off. We drove the hour up to PC the next morning with no problems and unloaded all of my belongings into my parents' pole shed.
Phew! That part was over! Packing and hauling is the WORST part of moving. Now all we are taking down to Virginia are clothes and a few of our favorite amenities. Our apartment is fully furnished but very small, so we have to travel lightly. Plus, we're only taking one car.
Oh, did I mention that the car is Jason's and is a manual. We've been having lots of "fun" these past few weeks as he's been teaching me to drive stick. :)
This is where the trouble started.
It had snowed the night before so the roads were less than stellar. We were driving way under the speed limit, but the bridges we crossed were extremely icy and tended to pull the truck and trailer to one side or the other. As we crossed a small bridge the rig lost traction and started to pull to one side. As we slid onto the blacktop, we regained traction and were pulled into the other lane. The trailer swung out from behind us and pulled us back across the highway.
I knew we were about to flip.
I was holding onto the ceiling of the truck just repeating "Ok, ok, ok," over and over again. I knew better than to yell because Jason was already stressed out. He swung the truck back and forth until the trailer finally lined up behind us again. We pulled over to the side of the road and just looked at each other in awe. He exclaimed, "I can't believe I just saved that!" I couldn't believe it either. I honestly thought we were going over. He got out and check on everything and I stayed in the front trying not to vomit as my adrenaline faded away. We made the rest of the trip slowly, but safely, and arrived in Lax for a break of pizza with his parents.
We drove back up to Bloomington, packed up my big stuff and decided to take the rest of the night off. We drove the hour up to PC the next morning with no problems and unloaded all of my belongings into my parents' pole shed.
Phew! That part was over! Packing and hauling is the WORST part of moving. Now all we are taking down to Virginia are clothes and a few of our favorite amenities. Our apartment is fully furnished but very small, so we have to travel lightly. Plus, we're only taking one car.
Oh, did I mention that the car is Jason's and is a manual. We've been having lots of "fun" these past few weeks as he's been teaching me to drive stick. :)
Haulin' away!
Virginia is for...exhaustion
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